After 30 of the 32 first round games were complete, the NCAA tournament still just didn’t have that “March Madness” feel. Buzzer beaters weren’t happening, the 12-seeds that won were sort of expected (Arizona was favored!), and the general “madness” as it is so often called, was tough to find.

American almost gave Villanova a run. East Tennessee State nearly shocked Pittsburgh, and the world. Madness almost happened on a number of occasions. But it never did.

On Thursday, just two of the 16 games played were decided by three points or less. On Friday, two of the first 14 games played were decided by a single possession.

But the last two games to go final in the first round made up for the March Averageness with some solid Madness.

Simultaneously, Ohio State battled toe-to-toe with Siena, and Wisconsin and Florida State went back and forth.

As Ohio State and Siena finished their first overtime, Wisconsin and Florida State were just starting theirs. CBS cut back and forth practically at every whistle to keep on top of things, allowing everyone to see all of the action as it happened.

By the time it was all over, 12-seed Wisconsin had knocked off Florida State in overtime with a last-second bucket, while Siena topped Ohio State in two overtimes on a 3-pointer with just four seconds left.

After nearly two full days of waiting around for the Madness to kick in, it finally did. At midnight Eastern Time on Friday night, we got two thrilling endings, coming just minutes after 13-seed Cleveland State knocked off ACC powerhouse Wake Forest.

Our biggest upset and two best finishes, all in the final hour of the first round. The first round is supposed to be about miracle wins, while it’s the second and third rounds that give us our Cinderellas. Let’s see what the weekend offers.

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